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Riversdale House Conservation and Refurbishment

Riversdale House, Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 · Butterfield · Rathfarnham-Templeogue · South Dublin

Stalled build. 11 homes; commenced 25 Jul 2016, no completion certificate, planned end Oct 2016

Site area
0.60 ha (1.49 acres)
Zoning
R2
Townland
Butterfield
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Why this site

  • Stalled build· started, no progress
    Stalled build · 11 homes; commenced 25 Jul 2016, no completion certificate, planned end Oct 2016 · 25 Jul 2016 · source

Planning on this site

  • SD26B/0001W · grant permission · lodged 5 Jan 2026
  • SD25B/0678W · invalid - site notice · lodged 3 Dec 2025
  • SD24A/0003 · grant permission · 1 homes · lodged 9 May 2024
  • SD23B/0488 · grant permission · lodged 21 Nov 2023
  • SD178/0003 · part 8 approved by council · lodged 22 Jun 2017
  • SD17B/0193 · grant permission & grant retention · lodged 23 May 2017
  • SD16B/0190 · grant permission · lodged 14 Jun 2016
  • SD15B/0057 · grant permission for retention · lodged 9 Jun 2015

Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)

Who owns it

The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 53.29472, -6.30743 and buy a copy of the folio: €5 online, and it names the owner and any charge on the land. Most Dublin land is registered; older unregistered titles are in the Registry of Deeds.

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Planning around the site, deadlines, zoning and constraints in full

Planning on and around the site

Radius m
250

Near

Years
5
Total
28

Appeals

Total
4
Tagged
0

Inspector recommendations are shown only where the inspector's report has been read and tagged; "not extracted" is not the same as "no recommendation". Sources: npad, 26 Sept 2026; acp, 25 Sept 2026; bcms, 25 Sept 2026

Deadlines running

Radius m
250
Count
1

Clocks (1)

KindEntity typeOccurred atDeadline atDeadline kindSummary
decisionapplication1 Sept 202629 Sept 2026appealSD26B/0326W: Grant Permission — Construction of a pitch-roof single-storey extension to the front of dwelling and amendment to granted permission SD26B/

Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 25 Sept 2026; consult, 25 Sept 2026; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available
Yes
On site
Yes
Note
This land is on an RZLT map — the owner is liable for an annual 3 % tax.

Zones (5)

CodeLabelMeaningObjective textPlan idValid from
G3High amenityProtected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.HA-DV: To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Dodder ValleySD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-20288 Mar 2022
G3High amenityProtected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.HA-DV: To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Dodder ValleySD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-20288 Mar 2022
R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenitySD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-20288 Mar 2022
R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenitySD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-20288 Mar 2022
R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenitySD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-20288 Mar 2022

Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026

Constraints

Available
Yes
Buffer m
50
Opw flood extent nearby
Yes
Opw flood map url
https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/

Kinds (2)

KindLabelCount
niahNIAH-recorded building1
radonRadon risk area2

Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Sources: constraints, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.flood_cfram, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.niah, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
2
Homes
23
Started
23
Sites started
2
Sites unbuilt
0
Sites lapsing
0
Sites lapsed
0
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
100
Not started
0

As of

Computed at
2026-09-26T06:08:07+00:00
Sites in table
4,173

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m
1,000

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
46
Facility count
7

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8230DB001131Old Bridge Road63.2
nta8230DB001139Old Bridge Road71.8
nta8230DB008023Old Bridge Rd109.8
nta8230DB001132Anne Devlin Road177.7
nta8230DB001130Templeogue Br190.8
nta8230DB001140Woodbrook Pk214.1
nta8230DB001155Templeogue Br229
nta8230DB000946Woodbrook Pk239.5
nta8230DB008018Cypress Gr Rd335.5
nta8230DB001133Butterfield Grove405.8

Sources: gtfs, 25 Sept 2026; schools, 11 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 25 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (25 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.flood_cfram (11 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); consult (25 Sept 2026); gtfs (25 Sept 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (25 Sept 2026); npad (26 Sept 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (11 Sept 2026); rzlt (25 Sept 2026); schools (11 Sept 2026); zoning (26 Sept 2026).

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